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Factor Analysis of the Level of Expressed Emotion Scale, A Questionnaire Intended to Measure ‘Perceived Expressed Emotion’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Coby Gerlsma ,
Petra M. van der Lubbe  and
Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen
Coby Gerlsma*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Academic Hospital, Oostersingel 59, 9713 EZ Groningen, The Netherlands
Petra M. van der Lubbe
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, Academic Hospital, Oostersingel 59, 9713 EZ Groningen
Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology, University of Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 1, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

When the factor structure and psychometric qualities of the Level of Expressed Emotion scale, an instrument intended to assess patient's perceptions of expressed emotion, were evaluated, three moderately intercorrelated factors emerged, with good internal consistency; these were lack of emotional support, intrusiveness/control, and irritability. This did not quite correspond to the a priori scales described in the original version. As in the original LEE, the three factors add to a total score intended to measure ‘perceived expressed emotion’.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 160 , Issue 3 , March 1992 , pp. 385 - 389
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992 

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